Multiple myeloma: A review of the epidemiologic literature

• Published in: International journal of cancer Vol. 120; no. S12; pp. 40 - 61
• Main Authors: Alexander, Dominik D., Mink, Pamela J., Adami, Hans‐Olov, Cole, Philip, Mandel, Jack S., Oken, Martin M., Trichopoulos, Dimitrios
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 2007; Wiley-Liss
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Disease Susceptibility; Environment; epidemiology; Humans; Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies; Immunoglobulinopathies; Immunopathology; Life Style; Medical sciences; multiple myeloma; Multiple Myeloma - epidemiology; Multiple Myeloma - genetics; Multiple Myeloma - immunology; Multiple Myeloma - pathology; Occupations; Tumors; Africa; Human; Immunopathology; multiple myeloma; Cancerology; Immunoglobulinopathy; Lymphoproliferative syndrome; Risk factor; Malignant hemopathy; Myeloma; Epidemiology; Public health; Bibliographic review

Multiple myeloma, a neoplasm of plasma cells, accounts for ∼∼15% of lymphatohematopoietic cancers (LHC) and 2% of all cancers in the US. Incidence rates increase with age, particularly after age 40, and are higher in men, particularly African American men. The etiology is unknown with no established...